[Ord. No. 99-99 §1, 7-12-1999; Ord. No. 01-054 §1, 4-25-2001; Ord.
No. 02-004 §3, 1-30-2002]
A.
Statement Of Intent. The intent of this district is to provide
and regulate the use of land for the sanitary disposal of solid waste,
as defined in the St. Charles County Solid Waste Management Code.
This does not include the disposal of special wastes that require
special handling (e.g., hazardous waste, medical waste, derelict automobiles,
and dead animals). This district allows, with a conditional use permit,
the establishment of sanitary landfills, demolition landfills, solid
waste incineration facilities, trash transfer stations, material recovery
facilities (MRF), and other facilities relating to regulated and safe
disposal of solid waste.
1.
Sanitary landfill areas and solid waste incineration facilities shall,
for the purpose of these regulations, be the use of land for the sanitary
disposal of solid waste, as defined in the St. Charles County Solid
Waste Management Code. This does not include the disposal of special
wastes that require special handling (e.g., hazardous waste, radioactive
waste, medical waste, derelict automobiles, and dead animals). Sanitary
landfills, demolition landfills, solid waste incineration facilities,
trash transfer stations, and materials recovery facilities (MRF) must
meet the following minimum conditions:
a.
The facility must be operated within an enclosed building, except
for sanitary and demolition landfills.
b.
The facility must be fenced to prevent the escape of materials from
the waste stream and/or recyclable materials. A vector control plan
must be in place, and regularly documented inspections must be made
after the start of operations.
c.
The facility shall not accept hazardous waste of any type. For purposes
of this regulation, "hazardous waste" shall be defined
as any waste or combination of wastes, as determined by the Hazardous
Waste Management Commission of the State of Missouri, which, because
of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious
characteristics, may cause or significantly contribute to an increase
in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating
irreversible, illness, or pose a present or potential threat to the
health of humans or the environment.
d.
Recyclable material or recovered commodities stored outside the enclosed
building must be contained or stored inside covered storage to prevent
nuisance, hazard, or unsightly appearance.
e.
In the case of recycling centers and resource recovery facilities,
the owner/operator of the facility will be required to submit to the
County a monthly report summarizing the quantity and categories of
recyclable material removed from the waste stream at the facility
during the preceding month. The report must also identify the end-use
markets and final destinations/disposition of all recovered commodities.
Each monthly report will be due by the fifteenth (15th) of the following
calendar month.
f.
A site development plan for the facility must be submitted and approved
prior to the operation of the facility.
2.
The owner, lessee, tenant, or authorized representative of a tract
of land subject to a rezoning map, designated as an SWD, shall submit
with any application for rezoning a site development plan prepared
by a registered engineer licensed by the State of Missouri. Such a
site development plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following
information:
a.
The existing and proposed final topography of the site at contour
levels of two (2) feet or less.
b.
All land uses and zoning designations within a one-quarter (¼)
mile of the site, including the location of all residences, buildings,
individual waste treatment systems, wells, watercourses, springs,
rock outcroppings, caves, sinkholes, and soil and rock borings.
c.
All electric, fiber optic cable, gas, water, sanitary sewer, storm
sewer, and other utility easements or lines that are located on, over,
or under the proposed disposal site as depicted in the site development
plan.
d.
The internal system of all-weather roadways for accessibility of
waste collection vehicles transporting solid waste to the landfill
working face. The site must be served by a road system design capable
of handling traffic to the site, including gross weight of the largest
delivery vehicle. Both internal and external roads serving the landfill
facility must be designed and constructed to withstand maximum weight
bearing loads.
e.
Areas of anticipated earth materials excavation should be detailed
on the site development plan.
f.
Provisions for controlling decomposition gases and mitigating migration
hazards must be included with any structural plans.
g.
Trenches, conduits, and other stormwater improvements which will
direct surface water and drainage runoff away from the working face
of the sanitary landfill. On-site drainage structures and open channels
should be designed for a minimum 20-year rainfall event.
h.
The geology and hydrology of the site shall be evaluated and characterized
to enable effective monitoring and minimize operational impact on
surface water and ground water resources.
i.
Characteristics of on-site soil conditions shall be evaluated with
respect to intended operations. Profiles must be delineated sufficiently
to define ground water aquifer impact zones and protective mechanism.
j.
Location and design details for leachate collection and treatment
systems.
k.
The location of fencing and other devices to control blowing litter.
l.
The location of trees and shrubbery for windbreaking and related
greenbelts to improve site aesthetics.
m.
The ground water elevation and the proposed separation between the
lowest point of the lowest cell and the predicted maximum water table
elevation.
n.
Location and design details of monitor wells and sampling stations.
o.
Intended sources of cover material(s) for daily, intermediate, and
final covering operations.
p.
Design of landfill gas (LFG) control and disposition infrastructure
and equipment.
q.
Indicate on the plan the owner(s) of the property, and the name of
the operator of the proposed landfill. Documentation of property ownership,
including legal title, chain record, and operator of record (including
corporative structures).
r.
Site location map, with plan scale.
s.
Clearly defined property boundary limits and waste boundary delineation.
t.
Specifications on pavement radii and facility ingress/egress.
u.
Depiction of right-of-way for all roads accessing the site.
v.
Description of vehicle mud control provisions, including shaker bar
or truck washing devices.
w.
Any additional information required by local, State, or Federal Statutes,
regulations, operating permit conditions, or other relevant regulatory
agency standards.
3.
The County Planning and Zoning Commission shall approve or deny the
application(s) and the site development plan by majority vote and
report such action to the Governing Body. The Governing Body shall
then approve or disapprove the application for rezoning, the conditional
use permit, and the site development plan. In the case of an adverse
report by the Planning and Zoning Commission, such change may not
be passed, except by the favorable vote of five (5) of the seven (7)
members of the County Council.
4.
After a property has been rezoned to a Solid Waste Disposal District
by the Governing Body, the owner, lessee, tenant, or their authorized
representative(s) shall obtain a permit from the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources to operate a solid waste processing facility
or solid waste disposal area, in accordance with provisions of Sections
260.200 to 260.300, RSMo.
5.
The use of land as a sanitary landfill in a Solid Waste Disposal
District shall not be subject to an amendment to the Zoning District
Map for a stabilization period of fifteen (15) years after the sanitary
landfill has been completed or commencing at the termination of the
license to operate a refuse disposal area. After a ten (10) year period,
the owner, lessee, tenant, or their authorized representative(s) of
a tract of land in a Solid Waste Disposal District, shall engage a
registered professional engineer licensed by the State of Missouri
to inspect the site and conduct suitable testing site to determine
stabilization and level of compliance with applicable closure/post-closure
provisions. The results of such examination shall be submitted for
review by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the Division
of Planning and Zoning, and the Community Health and the Environment
Department. Upon receipt of site approval, the owner, lessee, tenant,
or their authorized representative(s) of the tract of land in the
Solid Waste Disposal District may request a waiver of the fifteen
(15) year stabilization period by application to the Planning and
Zoning Commission. In all Solid Waste Disposal Districts, the minimum
closed site stabilization period shall be ten (10) years for a permitted
sanitary landfill.
6.
The Governing Body shall require a bond or other surety to ensure
a continued maintenance program during the stabilization period. The
maintenance program shall include ongoing collection and treatment
of leachate and landfill gas (LFG) control, as well as inspection
for and continuing control of rodents, vegetation control of filled
areas, and other obligations to prevent possible nuisances, public
health hazards, or environmental impacts. The amount and type of the
bond or surety shall be determined by the Governing Body after consultation
with the County Counselor and other County Officials.
7.
Up to a three hundred (300) foot buffer strip may be required on
any side of the proposed landfill site at the discretion of the Planning
and Zoning Commission and the Governing Body. Visual screening within
the buffer by fencing, trees, shrubbery, or other appropriate aesthetic
control features may also be required.
8.
All solid waste incineration facilities must be bound by a minimum
thirty (30) foot landscaped buffer and an eight (8) foot sight-proof
fenced buffer.
